The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-08

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really did not believe she was the
chiefs own daughter. He had time
and again sought to trace g likeness
between them and failed. Not the
taintest resemblance, such as should
be between a man and a woman of
the same kindred and blood could he
see. Yet what object would the chief
nave IN claiming kinshlp where none
existed? Bat VINO can explain the
crooked windings and the wild vagaries
OF an Indians mind But be the case as
1t might be, one thing he had concluded
20 do-t0 win her for his wife, if he
could by fair means-but to win her
anyhow II he bad to carry her
OF from The entire tribe. And he
| trusted that the. truthful delicacy and
modesGy and 1nquirIng spirit she mani
tested would enable him to eventually
/ educate her, that he would not be
ashamed OF her wherever he might go.
/ WbeD a young man gets as far on the
/ way OF love as Jack IN his thoughts had,
| there IS only one cure for him matri-
| mony. The cure is effectual, as far as
/ cure goes, be the result good or ill, hap
/ plying or sorrOWful Although the
morality OF the border was iax-hunters
giving so much for a sQuaW and using
her as wife, without ceremony Jack
had 10 thoughts Of that kind 1t was
not sensuality that splrred him on,
out real downright love, as far as
earthly passions 60, pure love, love
for gbicG ne could not account. and
winch he would have deemed 1t imOos-
siol for hlm 10 nave felt no5 many
months before.
The day was pleasant one, and
) Jack g musings inclined MIN 10 sOmnO-
~ ha
lage below saud his dTOwey thoughts
we're wishing he might see the graceful
form of the Morning Dawn"
Would she know he was seeking her?
No, for no appointment had been
nor could be made usually between
them and they had 20 pend upon the
uncertain chapter Of accidents to point
ont times and places of meeting And !
tnJugn Morning Dawn" had not the /
false Mcdesty OF modern civilized bellies, /
and made no pTetenSe of meeting by /,
accident yet III an unusual degree for /
an Indian maid was under the surveil- /
lance OF those who surrounded her.
she made no pretenSe Of hiding her
love from the object Of it, aOr aid he f.
thu = any the less Of or value her less
Tor the eTtless way in which she made /.
her regard manifest.
down apon the village for quite a time
II q Was IN plain sight, had anyone been
10 king Tor him bur as the two parties
were yet at peace there was no impTo-
prlery or danger ii tuis-iUT Is yet he
had no GER ainty thai any one bat the
object OF his regard knew anything OF
his feelings in that respect He saw
considerable coming and z ing about
the head chief 5 lodge but SIS he gener-
ally hal considerable following Jack
aid not attach any particular import
auC5 to il. He had almost dropped to
sleep when the sudden thud of an arrow
on the boulder against which he sat
awGka aim most efeCtuaHy and made
MIN glance keenly around The arrow
had struck the roc, reboupded and
fell al the feet Of Jack He knew it had
not been fired at him-or the aim
would have been surer, besides it was
not war arrow, and though he knew
not Immediately the meaning to De at
tached to it, he was confident it could
no be unfrieDdly and he set himself to
find out the cause.
Jack was young, but Jack had had e
great deal of experience upon the border
and most of that time had been passed
IN company OF men who were foremost
In their profession; men who had few
equals and no superiors in their knOwl-
edge Of order, life and the nature and
disposition of the different indian
tribes. ObserYinE persons learn Just III |
such company, for every circumstance
IS noted, commented upon and every
mystery is made plain to the merest
tyre in the art of plains life, to those
they love and respect. Yet those very
men, where they dislike, can hide and
deceive, throw off the trail and
make sport of those they dislike, nor
will the victim perhaps find out the
questionable quality of the information
impaired TO him until too late to
-ectify mistakes.
(To be cOntinued)